Join writer and campaigner George Monbiot, Angela Jones, campaigner and author of Wild Swimming The River Wye, and Tessa Wardley of The Rivers Trust and author of The Mindful Art of Wild Swimming.

This should be a real meeting of minds - a confluence of the rivers if you like - as these three activists mingle and share some of the thoughts they explore in their collective works.

Champion of the Wye, Angela Jones has been swimming in the River Wye for many years and has been at the forefront of campaigning for cleaning up the river. She leads swimmers and has witnessed first hand the changes of the river from the reed-bed up as she has seen the destruction and pollution first-hand. Her book Wild Swimming The River Wye is a not-for-profit guide book that has raised money towards the campaign group, Save The Wye.

Environmental professional and zen-seeker Tessa Wardley is the author of three titles; the Art of Wild Swimming which is a more meditative and physiological guide than a literal guide. She has also written The Eco Hero Handbook and The Ocean Hero Handbook.

TICKETS

This is an unticketed event as we are running an author signing/reading at 4 o’clock daily during Hay Festival (flexibly between 4-5 as the authors are available – refreshments will be available).

At North Books, 4 Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye on Tuesday 30 May, 4pm.

THE AUTHORS

All of these writers are experts in their field. George Monbiot is a name most associated with climate change and activism dating back to his early works, Heat and Feral and currently with Regenesis - his latest work (out in paperback).

Adventure and wild swim specialist Angela Jones participated in the documentary Rivercide that was narrated by George Monbiot and her work as a river eco-pioneer has been recognised with many awards. She is a full time campaigner, writer and adventure leader.

Tessa Wardley is a river-lover and mini-adventurer who has worked and played in waters worldwide from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle. She [was] a senior policy advisor with the Environment Department and before that, principal in a global environmental consultancy and policy advisor to the Environment Agency. She is now the Director of Communications and Advocacy with The Rivers Trust.